To feel guilty is really about acknowledging that something is not right on the inside with how you behaved, a choice you made, the way you treated someone or how someone felt about a decision you made or how you acted. It is a twisted way of asking yourself for forgiveness. I got this from reading an article by Gary Zukav. It really resonated with me. He described guilt as a fearful response from one's personality.
I took away that it is a fearful response to asking for forgiveness. To understand that you could have made a better choice, behaved better or been more in touch with your best rather than your insecure side. So the trick is to forgive yourself and know that the power is in the now for you to make a better choice in this moment.
That has been the greatest realisation for me. That no matter what you feel and how bad you feel, it does not help punishing yourself with more destructive behaviour or playing suffer the martyr! There is a power within you to make better choices and move forward better and stronger that you are now. And you have access to that! So why not embrace it and move forward better than before?
So go for the great and know that your best is within you. It is a matter of you accessing it! Read more of Gary had to say : Gary Zukav - 5 Things You Can Learn From Guilt
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